Faux Marble Painting - DO'S and DON'TS - Scenic Art

There are so many ways you can paint faux marble, especially for theater, so in this video I go over the BASIC techniques and tips for making your marble look more realistic.

For this video I used Rosco Off-Broadway paints.

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[raven]

One of the better marble tutorials on youtube. Keep up the good work.

[desdes]

I used this tutorial to show my entire scenic shop how to do marble. We are doing a bunch of marble on an upcoming set and we couldn't have made it look so nice without you! Thank you!

[coffieangel]

Wow! Great video. I have to admit I would have been doing all of the donts so im so glad that I found this info. You saved me. Lol

[minoltaaraya]

I have watched SO MANY tutorials before starting this project and yours is the first one that’s made me somewhat confident my ability to actually do this! Thank you soo much for spelling this out so clearly! Understanding that I should not just do random lines (bc rocks don’t crack that way 😅) is an absolute game changer and no one else tells you about this. 🥳👏🏾👏🏾❤

[williesimpson]

Great teaching. Really clever and helpful to show one done the wrong way. Genius

[TheSubpremeState]

Best video I've seen on marbling. Short n sweet

[jennifermalu]

Thank you soooo much for this video!!!

[umaimashaikh]

Thank you for this video! So so helpful!

[annabean]

Bottom line, this is a great video on how to marble. It would have been perfect if the colors and paint names had been listed.

[Superdudehatesmilk]

This is a great video! If I'm doing a dark marble (like brown or black), would i start with the darkest and work my way to lightest or does that really matter since you're blending and layering so many colors?

[jameswestern]

Hi, I’m really keen to learn this. I would like to try this on my Venetian plastering which I do as a hobby and job. Would you change the technique for this ? I’m not sure I can throw too much water on to it.
Great video though. Looks fantastic! :)

[ProfessionalPainterDecorator]

great stuff, when in a theatre how do you control the excess water from running too much?

[rickpalmer]

Hi, many thanks for the excellent video. I’m trying to create some “sissing” in the veins, could you tell me how it is done, please?

[snipercrow]

What kind of paint are you using and what are you using for the vain I see that you’re using a feather to draw however what medium are you using and are you springwater or are you just dabbing the feather in the water

[gracepudney]

What colors do you use for the base love this best I have seen

[ariaverzi]

hi me again! Is this being panted on wood panel again? ALso what kind of gloss do you use? I have acrylic varnishes but not sure that's what you're using. I'm in the process of beginning and Im trying to figure out the supplies I need

[nataliejane]

Hi i love this, is your base colours used with water based for the sissing?

[codybeseda]

Do you let the base dry before doing the veins?

[sunshinecain]

Can you do this technic on a living room wall

[royalecrafts]

green marble usually have straight lines tho